Question:
I stopped losing as soon as I started solids.
My surgery was 04/09/2007, I lost 42 pnds in approx 6 weeks soon as I started solid foods I stopped losing. I t has been a month now and my weight has remained the same, I am sticking to the list of what I can have and only eating 2 oz per meal. — Herstory (posted on June 22, 2007)
June 22, 2007
Hi Josetta!
I hope I'm not repeating this, my computer is acting up! Congrats on the
weight loss! You are looking to be on the right track! I did the same thing
when I started introducing solids. My nutritionist told me that I wasn't
eating enough, so I started to eat more easily digestable protien and my
weight loss halted for around 2 weeks. Remember that your body is now
adjusting. This, BY FAR, is NOT NEARLY the end of your weight loss,
however, I know that it can be quite scary. Your body is just trying to
catch up and adjust. Make sure that you are following your nutritionist
guidelines and make sure that you are eating enough. Solids can be hard at
first and it is easy to forget to eat. If your following the program, the
weight will start coming off again. Good luck to you!!!
— amysocko
June 22, 2007
You have just hit the dreaded plateau as all of us do. There are a couple
of things you can do to get our of it. First make sure you are getting
enough to eat. Are you remembering your snacks? Don't starve yourself. Vary
your exercise. Our bodies get use to a pattern of exercise and say okay
I'll just stay here for a while. If we change the pattern It jump starts us
into loss again. Even if you change nothing eventually you will start to
take off the pounds again. My first plateau lasted nearly four weeks. I
thought it would never end. I didn't know about the exercise thing at the
time. Learned about it at a support group meeting later on. You are doing
great so far. Good Luck and God Bless, Norma
— njkbutton
June 22, 2007
Hi Josetta, thanks for writing and congratulations on your weight loss!
Terriffic! I know it can be discouraging to not lose weight, especially
after going through such a big surgery. If you are eating the way you
describe at the top, then you are doing pretty good in that area, but that
is not the whole picture that I need to see. How is your water intake? Do
you know that lack of water can cause you to hold on to weight? Cause
swelling? How about exercise. Losing weight has ALWAYS been about diet
AND exercise. If you are not getting them both, then you are missing the
boat. Many wls patients talk themselves out of exercise because they are
losing so much more than they ever were, however, you stall your own weight
loss if you don't exercise, you will also regain weight in time, for some
this is years, but for many it is just a few months down the road, and it
gets very discouraging. You are still very much in the honeymoon period,
get out and walk, do something to push your body's limits in exercise, and
challenge yourself. If you are doing this already, then push the water, up
that some, and maybe have a snack or two during the day. You need a
balance of all 3. If you are doing all three, then it is just a waiting
game, be faithful and keep up the good work, it will return. A true
plateau is 12 weeks at the same weight, you are not anywhere near that, so
you are at a stall not a plateau. Head and chin up, fight for this weight
to come off, it is worth the battle, but make no mistake girl, it is a
battle. Best to you. Patricia P.
— Patricia P
June 24, 2007
I would just like to give you my experience. I know that everyone's is
different. My weight loss was very slow and I was concerned from the
get-go. I never reached my goal and never reached a normal weight. I eat
little and exercise religiously. I, personally, and please do not attack
me, feel that obesity is truly understood. I just share this not to
discourage you but to have you know, many of us do not reach our goals.
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